Only four months into our marriage, it's still not too soon for me to consider anniversary presents for my lovely wife. Roses are just too predictable, and I already gave them to her for the wedding, so being someone who plans everything, I'm starting to think about any possible great gifts.

So what to get? I took a look at a free calendar I got from work and to my surprise; there was a list of anniversary gifts listed by how long the happy couple had been married. For me, I would apparently be getting my wife clocks, plural. Or if we were in olden times I would get her paper. I am a traditionalist so a paper clock would be in my wife's future.

But what about next year? China? Cotton? Leather? The list goes on and on. If you talk to florists they would be the first ones to tell you that nothing says "happy anniversary" like a dozen long stem roses, that no doubt, cost them pennies to your $150.

The wedding anniversary gifts list on my calendar ends at fifteenth and jumps to the twentieth. What's up with that? What do you get for your nineteenth anniversary? I would imagine that after that long, the magic of it all sort of fades and you're stuck with the dreaded "practical gift."

The "practical gift" is one of those gifts where you are sort of embarrassed that you took the time to wrap up. Dust mop heads and 75 watt light bulbs don't inspire the sort of romantic embrace as a diamond ring. They do, however let your wife know that you know what she really needs, even if she was about to run to the store and get it herself.

A much more economical choice for an anniversary gift is making a batch of "love coupons." Grab some kind of paper and create coupons good for a massage or household chore to be done by you without grumbling, redeemable any time. While still practical, this homemade gift proves that you put enough though and time in to show that you really care.

I hope this has given you a couple of ideas of what to do for your sweetheart. I guess the sky's the limit for me, but in the end I think I know what sort of anniversary gifts my wife will be getting. Roses.

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